http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/ Judy and Greg walking through Portugal on the Camino Portugués Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/#comment-245 Sun, 20 May 2012 18:08:12 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/?p=448#comment-245 Whereabouts in Portugal did your friend visit, Margaret? The custard tarts were more common in the south, but we still see them in cake shops now, as we head further and further north. I don’t think I could part with my raincoat, and it’s probably the only part of the uniform that anyone would want. It’s a fantastic coat. When we were at Yellowstone National Park last year, someone recognised it …. 11 years after the 2000 Olympics!

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/#comment-237 Sun, 20 May 2012 06:39:57 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/?p=448#comment-237 Hi Judy , had a phone call from a friend yesterday that had just arrive home from Potugal. It had been very hot there but rain had been forcast which looks like you are having now. She never saw any custard tarts, perhaps this is because she was in the tourist area only.
It appears that people who have been chosen to carry the Olympic flame are now selling their olympic outfits and flame carriers on Ebay So Perhaps your blue raincoat could be worth something. Margaret

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/#comment-233 Sun, 20 May 2012 01:58:49 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/?p=448#comment-233 Wow amazing to see that piece of Roman road.
Just wide enough for the carts, like in Pompeii.
Good pictures.

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/#comment-193 Sat, 19 May 2012 07:22:31 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/?p=448#comment-193 We don’t have Aldi or Lidl in Adelaide, Margaret. There are Aldi supermarkets in the eastern states, though. The Olympics Games are not far away now. I remember taking Tom to see the torch when it was in Adelaide. I worked as a volunteer nurse at the soccer games that were played in Adelaide during the 2000 Olympics. I still have the uniform, and the blue raincoat I wear on this camino was part of that uniform.

]]> http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/day-18-oliveira-de-azemeis-to-sao-joao-da-madeira/#comment-190 Sat, 19 May 2012 06:47:50 +0000 http://www.gregspurgin.com/walking-the-camino-in-portugal/?p=448#comment-190 Shopping at Lidl. We have these as well as Aldi . Good ice creams fom Aldi . Not our favourite supermaket but it’s good to have a browse. (German of course) I feel for you walking up hills with your rucksacks, but then you are young and fit . Excitement in the UK as the Olmpic flame has just arrived. Have a good weekend. Margaret

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